The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor has advocated for more collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and Defence Headquarters (DHQ) to enable the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) respond proactively and promptly to security challenges in tandem with the directives of the Commander-in- Chief....
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By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Yobe- The Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni has called on The Committee on Fiscal Efficiency and Budget under The Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission (RMFC) to create avenue for economic diversification in order to curtail the country’s over dependency on oil and gas. Governor Buni...
The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria, AIB says, investigation has commenced into the serious incident involving a Boeing 737-300 operated by Air Peace Airline, which occurred around 9:31 PM on 8th March, 2021. The aircraft, with 127 passengers and 6 crew members onboard en-route Lagos from Abuja had a burst...
Nigerian workers in their hundreds stormed the National Assembly complex in Abuja, demanding the withdrawal of a bill that would remove the National Minimum Wage from the exclusive to the concurrent legislative list. About a fortnight ago, the House of Representatives introduced a bill which according to the sponsor,...
By AUSTIN FAIR-NWAULU, Lagos – The name, Nathanjae [Jonathan Joshua Unekuojo] may not have started ringing an intermittent bell in every household but close pals and critics in the expanding Nigerian music industry knew before his just-released EP that he is another gifted talent to watch. He is the...
A Nigerian lady based in Kano, Saadat Aliyu, has created an Android application ‘Helpio App’ for reporting sexual abuse cases. The app, ‘Helpio App’ was launched on August 6, 2020, on Google Playstore. According to Saadat: “You can go to the Play store, search for it and install it....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The outgoing General Officer Commanding (GOC), 7 Division, Nigerian Army Headquarters Maimalari Cantonment Maiduguri, Major General Abdul Khalifa Ibrahim has said that the Division under his command in the last 18 months, security wise has improved better since he came on board. Maj. Gen. Ibrahim...
—Returnees get new homes, food, cash– By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- Cameroonian officials, led by the Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, have repatriated and handed over the first batch of 5,000 Nigerian refugees to Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum. The handover took place at Amchiide, a border...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri- The Borno State Government has confirmed the arrival of 75,510 doses of the Oxford/Astrazeneca Covid-19 vaccine to the State. The Deputy Governor, who is also the Chairman of the Borno State High Powered Committee on Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Spread, Hon Usman Umar Kadafur,...
The head of Germany’s top vaccine committee has praised the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 jab, which is yet to be approved by European regulators. “It is a good vaccine which will probably be authorised in the EU at some point. “ Russian researchers are very experienced with vaccinations, Sputnik...
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative David Cicilline introduce legislation on Wednesday aimed at making it easier for news organisations to negotiate collectively with platforms like Google. The bill came not long after Facebook had a pitched battle with Australia over how...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- No fewer 80,570 doses of the Oxford – AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines have been received by the Bauchi State Government from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency. The Executive Chairman, Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Dr. Rilwan Mohammed, who handed over the vaccines to...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin has reserved for judgment the suit instituted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) against one Chief Victor Ugiabe over the ownership of a piece of land allocated to the agency by the then Bendel State Government. The suit followed the dissatisfaction...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday staged a Nationwide protest over proposed amendments to the minimum wage for Nigerian workers. This protest which is being coordinated from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is said to be holding following attempts by some lawmakers at the National Assembly to...
The United Nations (UN) has called on South Sudanese authorities to boost peace and security in Pibor and Akobo, in Jonglei State, to allow humanitarian response amid food insecurity in the two regions. Alain Noudehou, the UN Resident Coordinator in South Sudan, said renewed sub-national violence was hampering the...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday called on the Federal Government to ensure that the £4.2million Ibori loot be returned to Delta State. The lawmakers insisted that the funds were stolen from Delta State and as such should rightly be returned to the state. They added that the funds...
Twenty-five people belonging to the same family were among 35 people who died in Mozambique’s northern Muecate district after reportedly eating wild plants and fruits, the authorities say. Local officials say instances of people eating wild fruits, tubers and even wild grass have recently been reported in the region....
The Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello says the government would arm local vigilantes with guns and other sophisticated weapons in a bid to aid their counter-terrorism fight in the state. Governor Bello made this known on Tuesday, in a show-of-support meeting with the vigilantes in the Mariga Local...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja–Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has declared that women’s contributions to nation building is second to none. The minister made this declaration when the women in the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Kaduna zone conferred on...
The North East Development Commission ( NEDC) has distributed Food items and clothing materials to over 100 Internally Displaced Persons Households from Borno and Yobe state, residing in Adamawa. Speaking during the presentation of the items, on Wednesday, in Yola, Mrs. Fatima Bakari, Head of Yola office of the...